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Mustafa Santiago Ali will discuss opportunities to address environmental justice and the climate crisis as part of the Kim and Judy Davis Dean’s Lecture Series and Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s focus area on climate change. Speaker A thought leader, international speaker, … Continue reading →

Oct 18, 2022 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) leads the Nation on an unprecedented journey of discovery, exploration, and innovation. NASA understands that we will not discover new possibilities and travel farther into space alone – it will … Continue reading →

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2022/10/20221004_me_epa_creates_new_office_to_advance_environmental_justice_initiatives.mp3 Forty years after Warren County, N.C., residents marched to a landfill to try to stop dump trucks, the EPA is creating an office for advancing environmental justice. (Aired on ATC on Oct. 3, 2022.) STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: There’s a … Continue reading →

WARRENTON, N.C. (AP) — Forty years after a predominantly Black community in Warren County, North Carolina, rallied against hosting a hazardous waste landfill, President Biden’s top environment official visited what is widely considered the birthplace of the environmental justice movement … Continue reading →

Sep 24, 2022 Join U.S. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan for a significant announcement on environmental justice and civil rights at EPA. Tune in on Saturday, September 24 at 1:00pm ET. NOTE: If you need captions, please click the CC … Continue reading →

NowThis News Streamed live 32 minutes ago Attorney General Garland is holding a press conference to discuss issues of environmental injustice in America. He will be joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. Watch … Continue reading →

By Emma Foehringer Merchant April 19, 2022 Gov. Charlie Baker is asking the Massachusetts Legislature to approve a $9.7 billion transportation and environmental infrastructure bond bill to help build bridges, roads and railways across the commonwealth. But some advocates worry … Continue reading →

The Hill Published on Jul 24, 2021 Rep. Rashida Tlaib spoke about the Civilian Climate Corps during a House hearing on the program.

Democracy Now! Dec 21, 2020 As President-elect Joe Biden unveils key members of his team who will tackle what he called the “existential” threat of the climate crisis, we speak to former Environmental Protection Agency official Mustafa Ali, who led … Continue reading →